Ghrelin-mediated sympathoinhibition and suppression of inflammation in sepsis

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 302, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Cheyuo, Cletus ^a   Jacob, Asha ^a   Wang, Ping ^a  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

2A adrenergic receptor; Norepinephrine; Sympathoexcitation; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

2 (1 METHYL 2 ISOINDOLINYLMETHYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME P450; GHRELIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE PHOSPHATASE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR 3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EFFERENT NERVE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUNG INJURY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TISSUE INJURY; UPREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CATECHOLAMINES; DRUG RESISTANCE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEURONS; SEPSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 84862908096     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00508.2011     Document Type: Review

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